Kiev expects the price of gas from Russia in the third and fourth blocks at the level of 200 to 207 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters, said the head of Ministry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn.
"Formula value (will be) somewhere in the region of 290 dollars without discount. Plus discount, somewhere around, until 200-205-207 (dollars), somewhere in that range, " said Demchyshyn." a very high probability that the third or fourth quarters will be approximately one and the same level, "added the Minister, RIA" Novosti ".
according to him, Ukraine for injection into the underground storage (UGS) in the winter to 19 billion cubic meters of gas necessary assistance of the European Commission in its attempts to raise at least $ 1 billion." If the European Commission spoke about the readiness to build at least $ 1 billion, it would have been quite adequate. Meant to sign up to the IMF or the EBRD or EIB, to confirm their readiness to provide these funds, " said Demchyshyn. Currently Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission are trying to agree on a Draft tripartite Protocol on gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine, which, as planned, will cover the entire autumn-winter 2015-2016 season. On the first day of the week, the European Union expressed readiness to help Ukraine pay for gas in the autumn-winter period, providing it with $ 1 billion. Before the Minister of energy of Russia Alexander Novak said that Moscow is ready to discuss with Kiev the possibility of providing discounts on gas, but not to the detriment of the interests of the country and Gazprom. Also the Minister said that the discount on gas for Ukraine in the III and IV quarters has the ability to be less than 30% of the contract price. For his part, the Deputy head of Gazprom Alexander Medvedev has declared that the contract price of Russian gas for Ukraine in the 3rd quarter without discounts will be 287, fifteen dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters in the fourth quarter - 262, $ 5. The draft tripartite Protocol on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine provides for the volumes of gas in Ukrainian underground gas storages (UGS) in early winter in a volume of Over 19 billion cubic meters. The obligations of the Ukrainian side for the purchase and injection of gas into storage under the ground and the allocation of the EU bailout for these purposes are required to enter into a new package of gas agreements that can be signed on the results of the upcoming meeting of the Russia - Ukraine - European Commission.

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